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nathan anderson and roy tisdale and two law enforcement personnel during that time, cliff taylor from johnson county and constable brian bachman. heaven has been celebrating since each of those arrivals. brian and i both met when we are running for respective office. neither of us ran before, and even though we came from different backgrounds we formed a great friendship. following our victories, we remained great friends. each time we were together at various events, we always picked
nathan anderson and roy tisdale and two law enforcement personnel during that time, cliff taylor from johnson county and constable brian bachman. heaven has been celebrating since each of those arrivals. brian and i both met when we are running for respective office. neither of us ran before, and even though we came from different backgrounds we formed a great friendship. following our victories, we remained great friends. each time we were together at various events, we always picked
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personnel during that time, cliff taylor from johnson county and constable brian bachman. heaven has been celebrating since each of those arrivals. brian and i both met when we are running for respective office. neither of us ran before, and even though we came from different backgrounds we formed a great friendship. following our victories, we remained great friends. each time we were together at various events, we always picked up our conversations where we had left off at the prior events. most of the time we would tease each other. the last time i talked to brian the thursday before he was called home by god. we were volunteers at a food bank feast of caring and teased each other again and began saying i must not be very good politician, because i was already having to run again for office to which i replied,
personnel during that time, cliff taylor from johnson county and constable brian bachman. heaven has been celebrating since each of those arrivals. brian and i both met when we are running for respective office. neither of us ran before, and even though we came from different backgrounds we formed a great friendship. following our victories, we remained great friends. each time we were together at various events, we always picked up our conversations where we had left off at the prior events....
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johnson. mr. johnson: mr. speaker, i have no further requests for time -- ms. johnson: mr. speaker, i have no further requests for time and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. the gentleman from texas, mr. hall. mr. hall: i have no requests for time and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 4158. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. ms. johnson: mr. speaker, i ask for the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. all those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20 and the chair's prior announcement, further proceedings on this motion will be postponed. the speaker pro tempore: for
johnson. mr. johnson: mr. speaker, i have no further requests for time -- ms. johnson: mr. speaker, i have no further requests for time and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. the gentleman from texas, mr. hall. mr. hall: i have no requests for time and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 4158. those in favor say aye. those...
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johnson. our next guest is the son of one tragically shot and killed on august 5, 2012, in oak creek, wisconsin, and there is a longtime member of the judiciary committee to introduce him. senator. >> thank you for holding this important hearing, chairman durbin. while not a member of the subcommittee, i thank you for allowing me to speak here today. i would like to introduce harpreet singh. he is a freshman at the milwaukee area technical college. he lost his mother in the tragic shooting at the temple in wisconsin last month. other members of that community lost their lives on that tragic day, and several others were critically wounded, including a law-enforcement officer responded to the scene. i know i speak to the committee when i say house are we are for the loss of your mother and friends, but we can never know the pain that you have endured. we are outraged and deeply saddened by this assault on your peaceful community. his mother was a dedicated wife, mother, friend, and neighbor, com
johnson. our next guest is the son of one tragically shot and killed on august 5, 2012, in oak creek, wisconsin, and there is a longtime member of the judiciary committee to introduce him. senator. >> thank you for holding this important hearing, chairman durbin. while not a member of the subcommittee, i thank you for allowing me to speak here today. i would like to introduce harpreet singh. he is a freshman at the milwaukee area technical college. he lost his mother in the tragic...
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johnson. the chair: the gentleman from ohio. mr. johnson: i thank you, mr. speaker, mr. chairman, for yielding the time. i must say my colleague just commented on the brucks' rewrite of the -- bush administration' rewrite that took five years. he called that as a midnight rewrite. my goodness, that was a really long night. it took five years to do it. you know, today i rise in strong support of legislation that i've sponsored to stop the administration's job-destroying war on coal. this legislation is in direct response to the president's ongoing rewrite of the string buffer zone rule, a rule that according to the administration's own estimates would cost at least 7,000 direct jobs and potentially tens of thousands direct and indirect jobs. mere days after assuming office, president obama set out to rewrite this rule, cut coal production up to 50% in america and cause electricity rates to skyrocket even higher than the president has already pushed them. because as we all know the average utility bill for the middle class has risen over $300 a year because of this preside
johnson. the chair: the gentleman from ohio. mr. johnson: i thank you, mr. speaker, mr. chairman, for yielding the time. i must say my colleague just commented on the brucks' rewrite of the -- bush administration' rewrite that took five years. he called that as a midnight rewrite. my goodness, that was a really long night. it took five years to do it. you know, today i rise in strong support of legislation that i've sponsored to stop the administration's job-destroying war on coal. this...
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johnson, is recognized. mr. johnson: thank you, mr. chairman. i appreciate our guys fighting for us. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on h.r. 5044, as amended, currently under consideration. i urge my colleagues -- the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. johnson: thank you. i urge my colleagues to support this bill, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas yields back his time. all time having been yielded back, the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 5044, as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 having responded in the affirmative -- the gentleman from tennessee. >> i ask for the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. all those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing until counted. a sufficient number having arisen,
johnson, is recognized. mr. johnson: thank you, mr. chairman. i appreciate our guys fighting for us. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on h.r. 5044, as amended, currently under consideration. i urge my colleagues -- the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. johnson: thank you. i urge my colleagues to support this bill, and i yield back the balance of my time....
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eddie berne ease johnson. ms. johnson: thank you very much for reserving this hour and thank you for allowing me to speak in honor of a very cherished colleague and a dear friend in the u.s. house of representatives. congressman jerry costello, after 24 years of dedicated service, is retiring. and that is a very tall order for me to accept, because i have served with him on both of his major committees from the time i have come to congress 20 years ago. and appears to be, starting this term a part of people who came here to work across the aisles. when i think of mr. alaska, when i think of mr. lahood, i think of the comradery we have shared on the committees working together to get things done and look up and many of them are leaving. it is so unfortunate that we are losing such a stellar example of the commitment needed to be even effective public servant. he began his public service at an early age working in law enforcement while attending college. he has built his career on bipartisanship and depend built and
eddie berne ease johnson. ms. johnson: thank you very much for reserving this hour and thank you for allowing me to speak in honor of a very cherished colleague and a dear friend in the u.s. house of representatives. congressman jerry costello, after 24 years of dedicated service, is retiring. and that is a very tall order for me to accept, because i have served with him on both of his major committees from the time i have come to congress 20 years ago. and appears to be, starting this term a...
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johnson: thank you, mr. ranking member. mr. speaker, i rise in opposition to h.r. 5949 which without benefit of one oversight hearing by the full judiciary committee during the 112th congress would for five long years re-authorize expiring provisions of the foreign intelligence surveillance act without important modifications that are necessary to safeguard the civil liberties and the privacy rights of american citizens. although h.r. 5949 is designed to defend the united states against international terrorism and other threats, it has been reported that fisa has resulted in the illegal surveillance of untold numbers of american citizens through data accumulation, also known as overcollection of voice and data communications. overcollection occurs when the voice and data of american citizens is collected incidentally to the collection of communications of foreigners. what happens to the data and voice communications of americans that is incidentally collected without a warrant, what happens to it? what happens to the private vo
johnson: thank you, mr. ranking member. mr. speaker, i rise in opposition to h.r. 5949 which without benefit of one oversight hearing by the full judiciary committee during the 112th congress would for five long years re-authorize expiring provisions of the foreign intelligence surveillance act without important modifications that are necessary to safeguard the civil liberties and the privacy rights of american citizens. although h.r. 5949 is designed to defend the united states against...
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kevin johnson works a lot with us. but we need to get the id in their hands as we fight these pennsylvania laws. we should not just roll over. >> absolutely. of stand upresident for democracy and the d.c. corelate -- d.c. coalition, otherwise known as free d.c. i want to thank donna and reverend sharpton for putting d.c. statehood on the front burner. i want to thank them so much. i want ask how we can get the message out on a national level that they -- there are 620,000 barrel taxpaying residents in the district of columbia -- a federal tax paying residents in the district of columbia. that is a voter suppression number-one. >> we do have another special guest, house minority leader, nancy pelosi is here. please give her a warm round of applause. [applause] >> i give my 30 seconds to the amazing, phenomenal nancy pelosi. [applause] >> good morning, everyone. good morning distinguished panel. i was listening very attentively to the give-and-take between these zero very distinguished guests and the audience and all of
kevin johnson works a lot with us. but we need to get the id in their hands as we fight these pennsylvania laws. we should not just roll over. >> absolutely. of stand upresident for democracy and the d.c. corelate -- d.c. coalition, otherwise known as free d.c. i want to thank donna and reverend sharpton for putting d.c. statehood on the front burner. i want to thank them so much. i want ask how we can get the message out on a national level that they -- there are 620,000 barrel taxpaying...
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representing and coming from the community where nasa's johnson space center is. today i rise in tribute to all of them and recognize the great leadership that neal armstrong gave as a numberble american. he along with fellow astronauts, buzz aldrin and michael copins, shared a most significant time in our history. one small step for man but a great and gigantic step for humanity. right now in houston we are celebrating 50 years of human space exploration at the hiatt regency commemorating nasa johnson. i want to thank all of those who came after, after this great hero for continuing the dream. they can count on me as a member of the united states congress to fight again for human space exploration, thank you, neal armstrong, and american hero. may you rest in peace. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois rise? . >> i ask permission to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. dold: mr. speaker, this is no
representing and coming from the community where nasa's johnson space center is. today i rise in tribute to all of them and recognize the great leadership that neal armstrong gave as a numberble american. he along with fellow astronauts, buzz aldrin and michael copins, shared a most significant time in our history. one small step for man but a great and gigantic step for humanity. right now in houston we are celebrating 50 years of human space exploration at the hiatt regency commemorating nasa...
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our oldest delegate is e-l-d-a- n-a of johnson -- johnson of terry, mississippi. if she was born in 1914. pretty amazing and wonderful. something else to aspire to. yes, indeed. our youngest delegate is samuel gray. he was born in 1994. yes, he will be 18 by election day. is a terrific? great. terrific?e great. i did want to mention that we have, already, and i'm sure there are more being built and put together all over america, over 4000 watch parties. that means that to multiplied all the delegates and alternates and guests and committee members and credentials committee members, and rules committee members, and volunteers, and workers, and folks who are not able to come to the big stadium with thousands of thousands of activists. and interested voters. and people who care about our country all across america through all of these parties in every single state. i just wanted to share with you that this is not just about us here in charlotte. though, that is wonderful for those of us who are able to be here, but for the rest of america. thank you, again, for letti
our oldest delegate is e-l-d-a- n-a of johnson -- johnson of terry, mississippi. if she was born in 1914. pretty amazing and wonderful. something else to aspire to. yes, indeed. our youngest delegate is samuel gray. he was born in 1994. yes, he will be 18 by election day. is a terrific? great. terrific?e great. i did want to mention that we have, already, and i'm sure there are more being built and put together all over america, over 4000 watch parties. that means that to multiplied all the...
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johnson, for five minutes. mr. johnson: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to urge my colleagues in this do-nothing congress to take politics out of the post office. the post office was explicitly authorized in article 1, section 8, clause 7 of the united states constitution. it began its operations on july 26, 1775, when bill franklin was named the first postmaster general. that was a long time ago. it has a legal obligation to serve everyone, regardless of geography and at a uniformed cost with uniformed services. and it has exclusive access to post office -- to boxes that is marked u.s. postal or u.s. post office. and it also competes with private package delivery services. in 2006, congress forced the united states postal service to prefund 100% of retiree insurance premiums. no other company, public or private, is forced to comply with such an unnecessary and destructive policy. mr. speaker, house republicans cited declining mail volumes and a growing labor force as the primary reasons why the 2006 legislation was necessary. yet, 2005, 2006
johnson, for five minutes. mr. johnson: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to urge my colleagues in this do-nothing congress to take politics out of the post office. the post office was explicitly authorized in article 1, section 8, clause 7 of the united states constitution. it began its operations on july 26, 1775, when bill franklin was named the first postmaster general. that was a long time ago. it has a legal obligation to serve everyone, regardless of geography and at a uniformed cost...
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i would also like to make special mention, congressman johnson, who is the state sponsor of 3409, coal miner employment energy protection act, he's definitely been one of the leaders in this entire area of coal -- of the issue of coal as it's used in energy. not only is it important to his constituents, but this is an important issue for the entire contry. i wanted to recognize mr. johnson as having been tireless in the committee asking questions that goes to the core of this particular issue, providing amendments and finally culminating with his bill which deals with how we actually can use coal to further, further our energy needs in this particular country. representative johnson is a freshman who has learned fast and is a true champion for inexpensive energy that will expand our economy and create jobs for american citizens. with that, mr. speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentlelady from new york. ms. slaughter: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman for yielding me the customary 30 minute
i would also like to make special mention, congressman johnson, who is the state sponsor of 3409, coal miner employment energy protection act, he's definitely been one of the leaders in this entire area of coal -- of the issue of coal as it's used in energy. not only is it important to his constituents, but this is an important issue for the entire contry. i wanted to recognize mr. johnson as having been tireless in the committee asking questions that goes to the core of this particular issue,...
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johnson: thank you, mr. speaker. it's time for americans to know the truth about the abuse of their hard-earned taxpayer dollars, especially at a time when the president's calling for tax increases. the issue i'm talking about is i.r.s. action that puts billions of taxpayer dollars at risk. currently the i.r.s. allows individuals without a social security number to get cash benefits. like the $1,000 refundable child tax credit which is costing the american taxpayers billions of dollars. by obtaining an individual taxpayer identityification number or -- identification number or i-10. there was a shocking scandal within the i.r.s. that encouraged employees to fast track i-10 approval without without regard to preventing fraud. it has been a ticket to get cash from uncle sam and that is wrong. i'm introducing the i-10 reform act to hold the i.r.s. feet to the fire to better protect the american taxpayer and i urge all my colleagues to support this bill. thank you. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yie
johnson: thank you, mr. speaker. it's time for americans to know the truth about the abuse of their hard-earned taxpayer dollars, especially at a time when the president's calling for tax increases. the issue i'm talking about is i.r.s. action that puts billions of taxpayer dollars at risk. currently the i.r.s. allows individuals without a social security number to get cash benefits. like the $1,000 refundable child tax credit which is costing the american taxpayers billions of dollars. by...
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. >> professor johnson was introduced by senator testor, and he draft a brief -- he drafted a brief. in a little state like mine, where unbridled corporate spending could overwhelm either a republican or democratic party in a state of 600,000 people, the professor at the universal -- university of montana school of law. please go ahead, sir. >> thank you. i was honored to serve the people of montana as the state solicitor, and i developed a deep respect for our democratic process. my final case for the state was a corrupt practices act. at the turn of the last century, the are of corruption in montana was so thick that it extended to this body, and a committee expressed horror at the amount of money that had been put into politics in montana. montana recognized this corruption for what it was. democrats and republicans alike, including a republican newspaper editor, and that it be corrupt practices act of 1912. for one century, that required individuals to stand behind campaign money spent on behalf of their corporate interests. opinion so doubted the willingness to consider montana'
. >> professor johnson was introduced by senator testor, and he draft a brief -- he drafted a brief. in a little state like mine, where unbridled corporate spending could overwhelm either a republican or democratic party in a state of 600,000 people, the professor at the universal -- university of montana school of law. please go ahead, sir. >> thank you. i was honored to serve the people of montana as the state solicitor, and i developed a deep respect for our democratic process....
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boasted a productivity level on legislative records during the era of franklin delano roosevelt and johnson in the 1930's and 1960's respectively. the landmark legislation enacted in the two year period 2009 and 2010. to put meager output of this current congress to shame. further, beyond these big three at least a dozen bills were passed during that time period, including legislation addressing fair pay, student loans, consumer protection, national service, stem cell research, and food safety. the american people are tired of business as usual. they are tired of congress waiting until the last possible moment to avert yet another disaster. and they are certainly tired of this house returning from a 37-day summer vacation only to hold a couple of votes this week before rushing out of town again next week leaving in their wake a sea of critical work that remains undone. our country faces serious, daunting challenges that demand action now, which is why i advocated canceling the august recess, the house now has an opportunity to take decisive action in the coming days on at least two major de
boasted a productivity level on legislative records during the era of franklin delano roosevelt and johnson in the 1930's and 1960's respectively. the landmark legislation enacted in the two year period 2009 and 2010. to put meager output of this current congress to shame. further, beyond these big three at least a dozen bills were passed during that time period, including legislation addressing fair pay, student loans, consumer protection, national service, stem cell research, and food safety....
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seeking to preserve the progress that we made when lyndon johnson signed the voting rights act into law. tales of judges appointed by presidents in both parties have found that texas intentionally discriminated against minority voters, and that without section 5 these changes to the election would be in effect. dr. martin luther king said that the article the moral universe in america needs to continue. because of the foundation of the constitution act, we have the bulova -- bill of rights embracing equal rights. guaranteeing equal protection under the law. we continue with the 19th amendment expansion and the 26th amendment for younger people. reaching a crucial point on march 7, 1965. fellow marchers for trying to exercise their right to vote. as congressman lewis recently reminded us, the vote is precious, almost sacred. a non-violent tool to create a perfect union. i will put my whole statement in the record. i know there is a great deal of concern in my statement, the way we protect the right of individuals, not corporations, individuals to make a decision. corporations, not indivi
seeking to preserve the progress that we made when lyndon johnson signed the voting rights act into law. tales of judges appointed by presidents in both parties have found that texas intentionally discriminated against minority voters, and that without section 5 these changes to the election would be in effect. dr. martin luther king said that the article the moral universe in america needs to continue. because of the foundation of the constitution act, we have the bulova -- bill of rights...
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. >> lyndon johnson. i'd bank him a politician. >> i want to give him -- >> clinton skill of -- >> sam rayburn. >> what you want from sam rayburn who didn't quite make the presidency. >> no. he was too tight. >> ok. good, anybody else? let me see. thank you very much. let's see if we can get up the -- oh, we need robert's fine hands to make this work. let's see if we can get this -- big system so it needs a little help. >> storybook marriage. well -- >> go back to the menu. ok. we'll go to michelle. ok. we'll first hear from michelle. >> barack knows the american dream because he's lived it. and he wants everyone in this country, everyone to have the same opportunity no matter who we are or where we're from or what we look like or who we love. [applause] and he believes that when you work hard and done well and walk through that doorway of opportunity you do not slam it shut behind you. no. you reach back and you give other folks the same chances that helped you succeed. so when people ask me whether bein
. >> lyndon johnson. i'd bank him a politician. >> i want to give him -- >> clinton skill of -- >> sam rayburn. >> what you want from sam rayburn who didn't quite make the presidency. >> no. he was too tight. >> ok. good, anybody else? let me see. thank you very much. let's see if we can get up the -- oh, we need robert's fine hands to make this work. let's see if we can get this -- big system so it needs a little help. >> storybook marriage. well...
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i urge my colleagues to support the resolution and the johnson bill. thank you, mr. speaker, and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from new york. ms. slaughter: mr. speaker, i'm glad to yield two minutes to the gentlewoman from connecticut, ms. delauro. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from connecticut is recognized for two minutes. ms. delauro: mr. speaker, i rise in opposition to this political resolution that aims to wrongly characterize the administration's position on temporary assistance to needy family. this is a waste of our time. the purpose of the administration's waiver proposal is to allow states to test alternative and innovative strategies that are designed to improve employment outcomes for needy families. as the department of health and human services have said repeatedly, waivers will only be approved if a state can prove there is an effective transition from welfare to work. in essence, that they are putting more people to work. is the majority now against putting people to work? or are they against states' rights? if so t
i urge my colleagues to support the resolution and the johnson bill. thank you, mr. speaker, and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from new york. ms. slaughter: mr. speaker, i'm glad to yield two minutes to the gentlewoman from connecticut, ms. delauro. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from connecticut is recognized for two minutes. ms. delauro: mr. speaker, i rise in opposition to this political resolution that aims to wrongly characterize the administration's...
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if we had carpet bombed -- and this came from one of the leaders as he told sam johnson, as the americans left the hanoi hilton, including john mccain. but sam says one of the most ruthless leaders was laughing, you stupid americans. we just carpet bombed them for two weeks after they walked out in peace talks. you stupid americans, don't you know if you had just bombed us for one more week we would have had to surrender unconditionally? this nation owes an apology to those who were sent to fight in vietnam, for leaving them over there to fight without an order to win and come home. that should be the lesson of vietnam. i was shocked to hear from parents of one of the seal team six members that was killed on the chinook, they were the first ones to mention it. i'm embarrassed i didn't know. they said 2/3 of the americans killed in afghanistan had been killed under president obama as the commander in chief. i found that hard to believe. so we got the numbers directly from the department of defense. and i've got a poster here. president bush ordered americans at war or to go fight in afghan
if we had carpet bombed -- and this came from one of the leaders as he told sam johnson, as the americans left the hanoi hilton, including john mccain. but sam says one of the most ruthless leaders was laughing, you stupid americans. we just carpet bombed them for two weeks after they walked out in peace talks. you stupid americans, don't you know if you had just bombed us for one more week we would have had to surrender unconditionally? this nation owes an apology to those who were sent to...